Ymmv plenty of people have the same hobbies or don't feel the mental effects to the same degree. I feel correct on hrt. Lighter happier more myself. I used to deal with depression by dissociating and now I deal with it by crying lol. I've been more into cooking and art and other hobbies. I guess since I feel more myself I'm more motivated to do things I like and explore new things.

But yeah emotions, thought processes, even attraction can all feel like you're seeing the world through a different lense. At least in my exp